International News
Developed-country debt draining international market liquidity – NDB president
By: Irma Venter 30th August 2024 Enacting the just transition in emerging markets and developing countries (EMDCs) requires “a huge amount of resources and long-term financing”,... →
Nigeria receives 10 000 doses of mpox vaccines from US
By: Reuters 29th August 2024 Nigeria has received 10 000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the US Agency for International Development, the first batch of the vaccine to reach the... →
China's lending to Africa rises for first time in seven years, study shows
By: Reuters 29th August 2024 Chinese lenders approved loans worth $4.61-billion to Africa last year, marking the first annual increase since 2016, an independent study showed... →
Spain to donate 500 000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa
By: Reuters 27th August 2024 Spain will donate 500 000 doses of the mpox vaccine, or 20% of its stockpile, to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa, the Health Ministry... →
Briton must face South African Eskom bribery charges, court says
By: Bloomberg 23rd August 2024 A British national wanted in South Africa over allegations of bribes paid in a deal struck with state-owned power utility Eskom Holdings lost a bid... →
West African juntas write to UN over Ukraine's alleged rebel support
By: Reuters 21st August 2024 The juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have written to the United Nations Security Council to denounce Ukraine's alleged support of rebel... →
UN migration agency appeals for $18.5-million in assistance for mpox outbreak
By: Reuters 21st August 2024 The United Nation's International Organisation for Migration appealed on Wednesday for $18.5-million in assistance to provide health care services... →
Thailand says mpox case recorded in foreigner travelling from Africa
By: Reuters 21st August 2024 Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a... →
